Potomac Valley Audubon Society JUNE 7 AUDUBON MEETING WILL FEATURE SPECIAL FAMILY PROGRAM
The June meeting of the Potomac Valley Audubon Society will feature a special, family-oriented program on raptors and other birds of prey, presented by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
The program will be held beginning at 5:00 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at the Society's Yankauer Nature Preserve on Whiting's Neck Road north of Shepherdstown.
It will be held rain or shine in the covered pavilion at the Preserve, and will be followed by a bring-your-own picnic supper.
The program, entitled "Wings and Things," is part of a series of Maryland DNR programs intended to give adults and children alike the opportunity to see live wildlife up close and personal.
A Maryland state naturalist will present a variety of birds, discuss their natural histories and habitats and the current threats they face, and tell the story of how each bird was brought into the state's care.
All of the birds used in the program are injured birds that have been rehabilitated but cannot be released back to the wild, either because their injuries make them unable to survive or because they have become too imprinted on humans.
The program is free and anyone is welcome to attend.
To get to the preserve from Shepherdstown, take route 480 north towards Sharpsburg. Just past the Shepherd football field, turn left on Shepherd Grade Road. Drive 1.7 miles and turn left on Scrabble Road. Stay on Scrabble Road for 4 miles (the road turns left at 1.9 miles) through Scrabble, and then turn right on Whiting's Neck Road. The Preserve is 1/2 mile on the right.
From Martinsburg, go north on Route 11. One mile past the Berkeley Plaza, turn right onto Berkeley Station Road Drive 6.3 miles (after 3 miles the road becomes Scrabble Road) then turn left on to Whiting's Neck Road. The Preserve is 1/2 mile on the right.
For more information contact Peter Smith at 304-876-1139 or pvsmith@frontiernet.net.
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